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1914 Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand On this day in 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his consort, Sophie, were assassinated by Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo, Bosnia, precipitating the outbreak of World War I. How much do you know about World War I? © Henry Guttmann Collection—Hulton Royals Collection/Getty Images

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Peter Paul Rubens Flemish artist bornJune 28, 1577Siegen, GermanydiedMay 30, 1640 (aged 62)Antwerp, BelgiumKunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna 1971 Elon Musk American entrepreneur 1960 John Elway American football player 1948 Kathy Bates American actress 1926 Mel Brooks American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor 1712 Jean-Jacques Rousseau Swiss-born French philosopher See All Biographies On This Day

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2009 On the same day as a national referendum that, if passed, would have allowed him to run for reelection, Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was ousted by the country's military. Test your knowledge of Latin American historyEvan Schneider/UN Photo 2007 The bald eagle was removed from the U.S. list of endangered and threatened species. Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about birdsHemera/Thinkstock 1997 In a boxing match for the heavyweight title, Mike Tyson was disqualified after he twice bit Evander Holyfield's ears; as a result of the infraction, he temporarily lost his boxing license. Test your knowledge of sportsJeff Haynes—AFP/Getty Images 1981 Canadian activist Terry Fox—who, after losing part of one of his legs to cancer, attempted to run across the country to raise money for cancer research—died at age 22. Take our quiz about CanadaAll Canada Photos/Alamy 1969 A series of violent confrontations between police and gay rights activists began outside the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City; the riots helped launch an international gay rights movement. Read more about this and nine other riots in U.S. history© Lee Snider/Dreamstime.com 1919 The Treaty of Versailles was signed at the Palace of Versailles in France, signifying the end of World War I. Sort fact from fiction in our World War I quizNational Archives, Washington, D.C. 1902 Notorious American bank robber John Dillinger was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. Take our quiz about famous outlawsFBI 1894 The U.S. Congress declared the first Monday of September to be Labor Day, a holiday to honour the American worker. Test your knowledge of American historyLibrary of Congress, Washington, D.C. (digital file no. cph 3a34038) 1889 Maria Mitchell, the first professional female astronomer in the United States, died at age 70. Take our astronomy and space quizNantucket Historical Association 1880 Ned Kelly, Australia's most infamous bushranger, was arrested following a shootout with police; later that year he was hanged. Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about AustraliaNational Archives of Australia (NAA: A1200, L81515) 1867 Italian playwright, novelist, and short-story writer Luigi Pirandello, recipient of the 1934 Nobel Prize for Literature, was born. Test your knowledge of Nobel laureates in literatureCourtesy of the Italian Institute, London 1838 Victoria was crowned queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about English royaltyEncyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 1778 According to legend, a woman named Mary Hays earned the nickname “Molly Pitcher” by carrying water to her husband's regiment during the Battle of Monmouth. How much do you know about the American Revolution?Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (digital file no. cph 3b51060) 1712 French philosopher, writer, and political theorist Jean-Jacques Rousseau, whose treatises and novels inspired the leaders of the French Revolution and the Romantic generation, was born in Geneva. Take our Philosophy 101 quizPhotos.com/Getty Images 1519 Charles V—who, as Charles I, was already king of Spain—was elected Holy Roman emperor; his struggles to hold the empire together led to his abdication in 1556. Test your knowledge of kings and emperors© AISA—Everett/Shutterstock.com SIGN UP FOR History's Biggest Headlines Discover the fascinating events that shaped the world, straight from our editors. SIGN UP Thanks for signing up for Today in History. Your first newsletter will arrive soon! SIGN UP By clicking "Sign Up" you are agreeing to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.